(KTRS) – The Saint Louis Public School District is mourning the loss of an elementary school principal in a shooting Wednesday night. Police say that a jealous ex-boyfriend of Jacara Sproaps confronted her and her new boyfriend and killed them both. When officers arrived, they say that the suspect fired at them–one of the officers…

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger says the state’s backlog of unpaid bills will be roughly $10 billion by the year’s end after factoring in the temporary spending plan lawmakers recently approved. The backlog is roughly $7.8 billion. Legislators approved a stop-gap budget that will cover about six months. The move followed a year-long…

St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Ameren crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers following Wednesday’s severe weather. Nearly 100,000 customers remain without power on both sides of the river. South county was the hardest hit in the St. Louis area, while Belleville and O’Fallon were the hardest hit areas in the metro-east. There’s…

Belleville, IL (KTRS) A metro-east man is dead as a result of the powerful storms that moved through the area Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say the man came into contact with a live power line while removing tree limbs at his Belleville home on South 18th Street. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Anyone who spots…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The vast majority of Americans say they are afraid of at least one of the two major candidates for president winning the White House, a remarkable finding that reflects an unsettled nation unhappy with its choice. A new AP-GfK poll finds that 81 percent of Americans say they would feel afraid following…

WASHINGTON (AP) – A pivotal committee of delegates at the Republican National Convention has abruptly taken a recess of several hours, just as it was beginning to consider rules changes proposed by conservatives and foes of presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. Some delegates said the Trump campaign and top GOP officials were trying to see…